What Are The Chances Of Lincoln National Corp (NYSE: LNC) Becoming A Clear Buy?

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Stocks Info

As a NYSE listed company, LNC falls under the Financial sector while operating within the Insurance – Life industry segment. The current market capitalization of Lincoln National Corp is $6.05B. A total of 1.27 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.48M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Kennedy John Christopher sold 2,863 shares of LNC for 36.00 per share on Nov 07 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, President LFD now owns 99,644 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 07 ’24, Woodroffe Sean sold 16,164 shares at 35.67 per share. LNC shares that EVP, Ch Ppl Culture Comms Off owns now total 203,577.

Among the insiders who bought shares, John Kennedy acquired of 2,863 shares on Nov 07 ’24 at a per-share price of $36.00. In another insider transaction, Sean Woodroffe bought 16,164 shares at $32.73 per share on Nov 07 ’24.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Lincoln National Corp pays an annual dividend of $1.80, resulting in a dividend yield of 5.08%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.16. LNC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1/10/2025 when it declared a $0.45 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/3/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/1/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 10/10/2024. The LNC stock dividend was $0.45 per share in cash.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LNC has a high of $36.98 and a low of $23.40.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. LNC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $121.32B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. Its Book Value Per Share was $47.12, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $20.75B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LNC is Buy with a score of 3.00.

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